The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Summary Of the Work in Congress
the Past Week.
An Immense Attendance at Mrs
cleveIand's Reception.
Talk of Passing the Dependent Pen
sion Bill over the Veto.
Pensions Granted to claimants In
This State.
Especial to the PREss.l


WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-The summary of
the work of Congress from the 18th Of Feb
ruary to the 18th, inclusive, is as follows:
Saturday in the Honse the bill providing for
the redemption of the trade dollar was
passed. and the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was discussed until adjourn
ment. In the Senate the postoffice appro-
priation bill occupied the whole day, the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Frye, appro-
priating S500,0 for carrying our mails be-
tween ports of this country and Central and
South America, giving rise to considerable
debate. The amendment was finally agreed
to by vote of Sc to II, and the bill was
passed. Monday the Senate took up the bill
reported ON Saturday from the committee on
naval affairs by Senator Cameron, and ap-
propriating S150Oo,000 for the construction
of ten protected steel cruisers, and consid-
cred 1T until the expiration OF the morning
hour at o'clock, when the Eads ship rail-
way bill came up and was debated until half
past four when on motion of Senator Riddle
berger, an executive session was held. In
the House resolution fixing Tuesday, Feb.
18th for consideration of the bill granting
pension to Mrs. Logan was called up as a
privileged question. The point of order was
made against it, that its consideration was
not in order at that time. 1t was debated
for about an hour and then allowed to lie
over until Tuesday. A similar resolution to
fix time for consideration of the educational
bill, was also carried over until Tuesday or
the same point of order. After the regular
call Of States for the introduction of bills the
remainder of the day was devoted to the
measure reported from the committee on the
District of Columbia, and large number of
District bills were passed. Tuesday the
Senate again considered the Cameron naval
bill until O'Clock, and the Eads bill for the
remainder Of the day. In the House the
Speaker, after long debate, sustained the
point of order against the resolution fixing a
time for the consideration of the Logan PEN
sion bill, and the education bill resolution
was not further pressed. The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill occupied the
remainder of the day. On Wednesday
eulogies were the order of the day in both
Houses. In the Senate before 8 o'clock,
however, the Cameron naval bill was passed
and consideration of the Hale bill. appro-
priating $15,400,000 for heavy armored yes
sells and light draught gun boats, torpedo
boats, etc., for coast defences, was begun.
After three eulogies were given in respect to
the memory of the late Senator Pike of New
Hampshire, the House was unable to muster
quorum, and did no business before 2
o'clock, at which time the Senate resolutions
OF respect to the memory of Senator Logan
xvar oil I'd E.,1o a
livered by over thirty members. Mrs. Logan
and her family occupied front seat in the
reserved gallery. On Thursday the Senate
passed by avote of 40 to seven, Senator
Hale's bill for coast defences, and also sue
ceeded by vote of 46 to seven in passing
the Eads ship railway bill which has occu-
pied the time of the Senate for nearly two
weeks. In the House the veto of the Presi-
dent of the bill appropriating $4,000 for dis
tribution of seeds in Texas was taken up
but the House refused ayes So, nays 16O. to
port upon the anti-polygamy bill was agreed
to by vote of 202 to 40, and the diplomatic
and consular bill was finally passed. The
Senate amendments to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill were then taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment. Congressman
Reed of Maine, gave Mr.. Randall considera-
BILE trouble by his persistency in demanding
the reason why the appropriation committee
recommended concurrence or noR-concur-
renee in the various amendments. Friday
in the House another vetoed private pension
bill was refused passage over the veto, not
the necessary two-thirds voting for it. al
though it had large majority. The Senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill were
then taken up. The usual evening session
for private pension bills was held. In the
Senate the conference report upon the anti
polygamy bill was agreed to by vote of SO
to 13 after some debate. The river and har-
Dor bill was then taken up and discussed un-
til adjournment.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted the following